Rabbit Fur Coat
| Rabbit Fur Coat | ||||
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| Studio album by Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins | ||||
| Released | January 24, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative country | |||
| Length | 37:38 | |||
| Label | Team Love | |||
| Jenny Lewis chronology | ||||
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Rabbit Fur Coat is an album by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, featuring The Watson Twins. It was released in the United States on January 24, 2006 by Team Love. Lewis has described the album as a "sort of soul record". The album contains a cover of the Traveling Wilburys song "Handle With Care", featuring Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie), Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) and M. Ward.
Lewis embarked on her first solo tour to support the album, with Johnathan Rice and either Whispertown 2000 or The Blow opening. She also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in support of the album.
This album is the 8th release of Team Love Records.
Listeners of All Songs Considered, NPR's online music show, voted the album the eighth best of 2006.
A vinyl reissue of Rabbit Fur Coat was released in January 2016, marking its 10th anniversary.[1] Lewis was also joined in early 2016 by M. Ward and The Watson Twins for a brief tour celebrating the anniversary.[2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| The Independent | [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
| The Village Voice | A−[13] |
Rabbit Fur Coat received generally favorable reviews and maintains a normalized rating of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 professional reviews.[3]
Actress Anne Hathaway was quoted in People as calling Rabbit Fur Coat "beautiful, funny, and very subversive".[14]
Tracks
People Magazine noted that album's first track "Run Devil Run," was "old-time gospel" with Chandra and Leigh Watson providing a cappella backing.[15] with other reviews calling the opener track "breathy, gospel-tinged"[16] and a "blast of impassioned close harmony bluegrass-style vocals."[17]
Two singles were released; "Rise Up With Fists!!" and "You Are What You Love".
Track listing
(all tracks written by Lewis except where noted)
- "Run Devil Run" – 1:06
- "The Big Guns" – 2:32
- "Rise Up with Fists!!" – 3:36
- "Happy" – 4:14
- "The Charging Sky" – 2:56
- "Melt Your Heart" – 2:50
- "You Are What You Love" – 2:51
- "Rabbit Fur Coat" – 4:32
- "Handle with Care" (Bob Dylan/George Harrison/Jeff Lynne/Roy Orbison/Tom Petty) – 2:56
- "Born Secular" – 5:07
- "It Wasn't Me" – 4:10
- "Happy (Reprise)" – 0:48
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Billboard 200 | 88 |
| 2006 | Top Independent Albums | 6 |
Personnel
James Valentine, Jenny Lewis, Chandra Watson, Leigh Watson, Johnathan Rice, Jason Boesel, Mike Mogis, Mickey Madden, Greg Kurstin, Mike Bloom, Matt Ward, Larry Crane, Michael Runion, Benjamin Gibbard, Conor Oberst, David Scher and Rachel Bloomberg.
References
- ↑ "Jenny Lewis Announces Rabbit Fur Coat Reissue, Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ "Jenny Lewis on 'Rabbit Fur Coat': 'It was the first time for everything'". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Rabbit Fur Coat by Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins". Metacritic. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rabbit Fur Coat – Jenny Lewis / The Watson Twins". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2006.
- ↑ Phipps, Keith (February 1, 2006). "Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Endelman, Michael (February 3, 2006). "Rabbit Fur Coat / Sun, Sun, Sun". Entertainment Weekly (861): 70. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
- ↑ Peschek, David (January 27, 2006). "Jenny Lewis, Rabbit Fur Coat". The Guardian. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (January 20, 2006). "Album: Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins". The Independent.
- ↑ Dahlen, Chris (January 23, 2006). "Jenny Lewis With the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat". Q (235): 103. February 2006.
- ↑ Hiatt, Brian (February 9, 2006). "Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat". Rolling Stone (993): 62. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2006.
- ↑ "Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat". Uncut (105): 78. February 2006.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 7, 2006). "Consumer Guide: Old Fashioned Amenities". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Celebs Give Their Top Picks of 2006". People. December 23, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ↑ People 2006 - Volume 65 - Page 44 "MUSIC Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins Rabbit Fur Coat ALTCOUNTRY Having been an indie darling as frontwoman of ... The disc kicks off with the old- time gospel "Run Devil Run," with Chandra and Leigh Watson providing a cappella ...
- ↑ The Absolute Sound 162 -2006 Page 141 "The opener, "Run Devil Run," is a breathy, gospel-tinged number, and the notions of God or the absence of God and love or lost ..."
- ↑ Hi-fi News - Volume 51 2006 Page 105 " blast of impassioned close harmony bluegrass-style vocals on 'Run Devil Run' it's obvious that Lewis is less worried about ..."
- ↑ Rabbit Fur Coat - The Watson Twins > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2006.